Colour

#8DCEFB

#8DCEFB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#8DCEFB is a blue with RGB values 141, 206, 251 and HSL 205°, 93%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DCEFB#8DCEFB

HEX#8DCEFB

RGBrgb(141, 206, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8078, 0.9843

RGB percentages55.3%, 80.8%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(204.5, 93.2%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.5, 43.8%, 98.4%)

CMYK43.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,293,563

CSS custom property--colour: #8DCEFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#723104

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BACDFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABC1FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5FD9DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 1.7 Sky blue · ΔE 9.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5 Light blue · ΔE 17.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1 Powder blue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 1.73, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FBBA8D

Analogous#8DFBF1, #8D97FB

Triadic#FB8DCE, #CEFB8D

Split complementary#FB8D97, #FBF18D

Tetradic#F18DFB, #FBBA8D, #97FB8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F8FE

Lighter +10%#BEE3FD

Darker −10%#5CB9F9

Darker −20%#2AA4F8

Darker −30%#088CE7

Darker −40%#066EB6

More saturated +25%#89CFFF

Less saturated −25%#9CCBEC

Channel breakdown

R141

G206

B251

Red141 (55.3%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue204.55°

Saturation (HSL)93.22%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G CE · B FB

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